Stylus and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a stylus and a method of manufacturing the same. The stylus is configured to select one of plural pieces of content installed in advance in a communication terminal and indicate an associated operation of the selected piece of content to be performed by touching the selected piece of content with the stylus. The stylus includes a non-conductive elastic pen tip and a protective cap made of a conductive fiber material and covering a convex upper portion of the pen tip to protect the convex upper portion of the pen tip in order to prevent activation of an undesired icon through minimization of any possible recognition failure upon selection of an icon among various icons displayed on a touch screen of a communication terminal Further, the method provides a stylus which includes a non-conductive elastic pen tip and a protective cap made of a conductive fiber material and protecting the pen tip to minimize scratches, which can be formed on a touch screen by the stylus in the case of repeated selection of various icons displayed on the touch screen of a communication terminal.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) the benefit of Korean Application No. 10-2010-0050647 filed May 28, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to communication terminal techniques and, more particularly, to a stylus and a method of manufacturing the same, which may select one of plural pieces of content installed in advance in a communication terminal and allow an associated operation of the selected piece of content to be performed by touching the selected piece of content with the stylus.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Generally, styluses include a pressure (or pressure-sensitive) stylus which is used to apply pressure to a touch screen such that an indicated position can be recognized by the touch screen, and a capacitive stylus based on static electricity. The stylus may also be classified into an embedded ty...

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Benefits of technology

The stylus effectively prevents undesired icon activation, maintains recognition accuracy, and extends lifespan by reducing wear and friction, enhancing user convenience and product appeal for industrial development.

Problems solved by technology

Here, since the Web pads have a small size for portability, the screens of the Web pads also have a small size, making it difficult to manipulate icons thereon by hand.

When the pen tip made of a conductive silicon material is subjected to surface coating, a coating film is likely to be stripped off the pen tip due to friction by frequent contact of the pen tip with the touch screen.

As a result, carbon remaining on the touch screen is likely to be adhered to a finger or clothes of a user, thereby causing contamination and lowering reliability.

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